2 medals (1813, 1914-1918); Training manual (1915); 5 photographs (1916-ca. 1918); Sketch in pen and ink of aerial view (nd); Press cutting relating to his release from internment during the Second World War (3 March 1941); Manuscript recollections (June 1979); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (April 1980).
Willy Oelsner papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 Liddle Collection GE 22
- Dates of Creation1813-1980
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box; manuscript, typescript, photographs, a press cutting, and printed material. Includes 2 medals.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Willy G. Oelsner, born at Lodz, Poland in 1897, was a Sergeant, Mounted Light Infantry and later 51st and 274th Field Artillery Regiment. He later became a Reverend Doctor, settled in England, and was briefly interned during the Second World War.
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Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by the Reverend Dr W.G. Oelsner.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
German catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.